Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsKilling the Messenger by Christopher Wallace
Mental health as a vote-winning issue might stretch the most overactive of imaginations, but that’s the premise behind Killing The Messenger. ... Read more »| 27 Oct 2011 -
Book ReviewsWork! Consume! Die! by Frankie Boyle
Frankie Boyle’s new book is a curious mixture of the expected harsh humour with social commentary and fiction. The book is a series of chapters of Fran... Read more »| 26 Oct 2011 -
Book ReviewsThe Glamour Chase by Tom Doyle
First published a year after Billy Mackenzie’s suicide in 1997, the 2011 edition of The Glamour Chase contains a Foreword written by Björk (descri... Read more »| 25 Oct 2011 -
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The Tree That Bleeds
In 2001 Nick Holdstock travelled to Yining, a city in China’s largest province – the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region – to ‘teach En... Read more »| 22 Sep 2011 -
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Ragnarok: The End of the Gods by AS Byatt
One of the most distinguished contributors to Canongate's 'Myths' series, AS Byatt has long been fascinated by the nihilistic glamour of Ragnarok, where, in ... Read more »| 22 Sep 2011 -
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Gioconda by Lucille Turner
Gioconda – a study of the life of Leonardo da Vinci – is a first novel by Lucille Turner, imagining thelife of the artist, from his humble beginn... Read more »| 22 Sep 2011
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Book ReviewsGood Offices by Evelio Rosero
Evelio Rosero won his first literary award in 1979, and it would come as no surprise if he were given another honour for new novel Good Offices. Set in Ros... Read more »| 22 Sep 2011 -
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The Darkest Walk, by Malcom Archibald
The workers are revolting – and not just because they haven’t had a wash. Insurrection is in the air, and only one man can save the respectable... Read more »| 22 Sep 2011 -
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Turf by Jonathan Ross and Tommy Lee Edwards
Turf is Jonathan Ross’s debut as writer of a comic series, and this collection of the first five issues, which form a complete story, is a winn... Read more »| 08 Sep 2011 -
Book ReviewsLord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon
This earthy tale is set at a 1970s Virginia racetrack, in the deeply unglamorous, chancy world of claiming races. A ragtag band of characters survive... Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
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Hot Off The Comics Press: The DC Reboot
Is it really the end of summer? It may very well be, as the sunshine begins to dissipate and the big events come to an end. Of course for one particular publ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
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The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
On face value, The Borrower is a story about a librarian, a small boy and the primacy of the written word; on second thought it is a political satire... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
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Good As Dead by Mark Billingham
Not to be confused with Mark Billingham’s last book, From The Dead, this latest offering is a solid police procedural. In fact, there’s r... Read more »| 25 Aug 2011 -
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Hot Off The Comics Press: Graphic Novels
Every week, the comic book presses roll out a throng of new titles for the discerning comicdom consumer to add to their collection. Amongst the gathering fre... Read more »| 24 Aug 2011 -
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Hot Off The Comics Press: Picks Of The Week 18 August
Headlines have been rife with controversy thanks to Marvel’s new spin on their Ultimate Spider-Man, as they announced the new wall-crawler will be... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011